The Sickbed in State: Draped in Robes Before the Royal Gaze

By Zheng / April 17, 2026 / court robes, description, dignity, etiquette, illness, prince, respect, The Analects, visit, Xiang Dang X, Xiang Dang X Chapter 13

When ill and visited by the prince, he lay with head east, covered by his court robes with the girdle laid across.

When he was ill and the prince came to visit him, he had his head to the east, made his court robes be spread over him, and drew his girdle across them.

疾，君视之，东首，加朝服，拖绅。

Source: The Analects, Xiang Dang X, Chapter 13

Author: The Compilers

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